Nationalist Faction of Hyderabad

The Nationalist Faction was a reactionary political faction in the politics of Hyderabad State from 1724 to 1948. The faction consisted of the most far-right elements of Hyderabadi politics, and it consisted of staunch supporters of the power of the absolute monarchy of the Nizam, opponents of Westernization, proponents of state-run economics, and nationalists. The faction sought to preserve the power of Hindu Avadhis in the country, and it was allied to the Royal Faction of Hyderabad.